Britain First Blames Sydney Café Siege On Lindt's Non-Halal Chocolate

The gaffe is another example of the 'Christian' protest group firmly grasping the stick at the wrong end as Lindt has confirmed to The Huffington Post that they do not refuse the certification.

In a further embarrassment, leader Paul Golding jumped the gun on Tuesday by releasing a video attempting to blame another hostage situation on Belgium on Islamic extremism despite no evidence to support his claims.

Despite gunman Man Haron Monis not announcing his motives, anti-Halal and anti-Muslim organisations in Australia are trying to capitalise on the incident, alleging that he chose the location in protest against a refusal to pay "halal tax".

Various right-wing organisations such as The Australian Tea Party have shown support for what they claim is Lindt's refusal to "pay Islamic tax" or contribute to an apparent Islamisation of food.

When asked about the allegations, Lindt told The Huffington Post: "This is not really correct, we don't refuse to halal certify our product, we just don't do it.

"We just make chocolate for everyone. We have a completely neutral position to political and religious issues."

The groups who oppose Halal certification were backed by an Australian MP in 2011, who claimed that forcing citizens to "unwittingly" buy Halal foods was leading to a nationwide conversion to Islam.

Steve Rose of inter-faith thinktank Faith Matters told The Independent: "Zakat is about charity and the idea that it’s some sort of ‘halal tax’ is laughable.

"Creating a fresh hysteria around halal products only serves to further demonise Muslim communities at a time when some seek to damage community cohesion."

According to the Muslim Consumer Group, Lindt produces a variety of products which are suitable for Halal diets.